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When your Venus is in Sagittarius

By Dana Gerhardt

 

Below is an excerpt from the findings of my Venus research (more info about that here):

One of my happiest memories was when I was 10 or 12 up in the top of a willow tree that I was finally brave and able enough to climb. Up there I could see far and wide:  the neighborhood, the busy street below, up into the sky. I could feel the breeze and the movement of the tree in the wind, between my legs, arms and against my belly. It was the best delight. Even now I dream of climbing a tree to get that wonderful feeling.  –LH

I’m attracted to intelligence, physique and stamina.  I’ve been described as carnal, but I don’t know what that means, because if I’m attracted to someone, I just do what comes naturally. I am definitely not passive. I like variety and I’m somewhat acrobatic, as I get easily bored. –EV

Making love outdoors is always better than inside, even in sub-freezing weather.–LL

With Venus in Sagittarius, am I too “don’t fence me in” to stay in a relationship longer than three years? –RD

The great desire of your Venus in Sagittarius is celestial.  She wants to experience the unlimited aspect of the Divine Feminine, unbounded and in movement.  She’s the valley girl on a horse racing a guy from the other side of the tracks hoping that he can keep up with her.  She’s athletic.  She’s also, cross cultural.  In fact this is one astrology cliché that is actually true. Venus in Sagittarius and Venus in the 9th house very often are attracted to mates from different cultures and countries.

One of the Venus-in-Sag surprises that came up in my research was how often they mentioned a delight in dancing, perhaps more than any other sign.  As one of your Venus-in-Sag brothers expressed it, “In dance, as in the sports of my younger years, I always feel such elemental joy, spontaneity, artistry and daring.”  Your Venus in Sagittarius is likewise daring and strong and intelligent and spirited.

She likely loves travel and time spent in nature.  She loves truth and has a certain fearlessness.  No doubt you’ve noticed, she loves her freedom.  Getting entangled in commitment is not her number one priority.  Often enough Venus-in-Sag attracts partners who pull the rug out from under her feet–as (to keep things safe) she tends to pick commitment phobic people like herself.

Don’t tell me what to do

But overall she’s the plucky heroine in a romance novel. One Venus in Sag named her grandmother as a woman who particularly inspired her with her feminine expression—and it’s a great portrait of Venus in Sagittarius:

She was a Ukranian Jewish immigrant who came to America after walking across Europe, dodging bullets and starvation. She gave birth to her first child on the floor of family friend’s house in a bitter Montreal winter. On seeing the marble floor of a dance hall for the first time in her life, she fell to her knees and kissed it. She taught herself to read and speak English, she became a respected intellectual, active in political organizing during the Depression. She always made sure I was well dressed and worried incessantly that I was too thin.”  (Well that’s the Jewish mother part.) But definitely you can also hear the plucky heroine.   –AD

The raw energies inside your Sagittarius Venus

When astrology was a sacred practice, it was understood that life itself, our very bodies, were infused with the divine.  The first astrologers knew the Gods as the powerful, vibrant and creative play of emotions running through their world.  The gods appeared as sandstorms, thunder claps, bird song, floods, abundant harvests, calamities, shouts of sorrow and joy.

Gods are immortal which means we can still find them as the ancients did.  Astrology can help.  Signs point us to the raw energies that define each sign–its element and mode.  Elements describe the dominant energy your Venus runs.  This is her fuel.  The mode describes her preferred speed.  Together they suggest the sensory coordinates to use when dialing in your Venus.

Fire

Sagittarius is a fire sign.  Fire is wild, energetic, illuminating, radiant, hot.  Use your imagination to make these sensations more vivid. Imagination is the control panel that takes us into the invisible world.  Think of a campfire.  Wild flames dancing.  Feel their warmth.  Sense their love of freedom.   Hear their passion.  Bring your hands closer.  Feel the heat.  The burning joy. Can you sense the fire in the following thoughts, which are typical of planets in fire signs?

I like to be adventurous. 

I like feeling energized.

It feels right to have faith in myself.

I like to commit quickly.  I can burn out quickly too.

Earth smothers me.  I hate routine and practicality.

Air–the brilliant gust of a good idea–can keep me radiant and inspired.

I like to be the hero.  I’ll run you down if you’re in my way.

I’d rather hang out with positive, uplifting people like me.

I don’t know why, but some people think I’m selfish, insensitive and lacking self control.

Mutable

This is the rhythm section–the bass line in your Venus song.  With mutable signs, the tempo is light, luminous, upward, balancing.   Mutable signs are quick to adjust to changing circumstances.  They love to learn.  Can you sense how optimistic and idealistic your Venus is?   Find her in a joyful dance with a wide and amazing world.

Maybe this, maybe that.  Yes I will, no I won’t.  I’m flexible.

I can be versatile, sympathetic, and subtle .. also deceptive and crafty.

I pull what’s disparate together.

I seek truth, light, clarity.

There’s no problem that learning something new can’t fix.

I teeter back and forth–gathering information before I commit.  Unless life forces my move–I can adjust quickly then. 

 

You can learn even more about your Sagittarius Goddess in my Venus Unleashed report!  Available here.

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About Dana Gerhardt

A popular columnist with The Mountain Astrologer since 1991, Dana Gerhardt is an internationally respected astrologer. She has lectured extensively and written for astrology publications on several continents. Her ongoing passions are the moon and living the intuitive life. Dana worked for many years in the corporate sector, where she observed the undeniable influence of natural cycles. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude from Occidental College in Los Angeles and did graduate work in literature at Columbia University and CSULA. Dana can be contacted by email.

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  1. Buheitel says

    Sep 21, 2020 at 1:23 am

    Thanks a lot for these insights – having a capricorn sun in 5 my Venus in 4 (together with saturn in 4) is a bit curbed i guess, but nevertheless i love beeing outside, avoid commitment as i know I will quickly tire out and run away, yes i am divorced, love learning, dancing, riding horseback and hitch hiking (New people not getting to close just close enough to exchange views and ideas)
    I am 63 now and changed places 13 times and i am restless again now… perhaps will buy a camper van
    With men i was always onthe lookout for a twin? Someone to live an adventurous interesting life with while laughing – someone not talking me out of my ideas – guess i am not easy for bavarians where i am living at the Moment (i do have kids and grand kids hereabout) – best i got along with was an english and a dutch
    Thanks again and have a good time
    Bb

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Astrologers use a variety of house systems, or methods of dividing up the sky into twelve sections. I use the Porphyry house system; another popular house system is Placidus (this is the default on https://astro.com). If the chart I send you looks different from what you are used to seeing, then likely a system other than Porphyry was used. Whole signs, Equal House, Regiomantus, and Campanus are examples of other systems. If you find all of this confusing, do not worry. It is likely not critical to your report.

m  Conjunction:  Like peas in a pod, planets in conjunction tend to come from the same place. They act together, but it’s also hard to tell them apart. This aspect can increase talent, focus, and intensity (“two are better than one”). Or one planet can disappear as the other dominates. Their connection feels so natural, it’s easy to think everyone blends these planetary energies just as you do—but mostly, they don’t!.

p  Sextile:  Planets in sextile are compatible, though without any fireworks. This aspect doesn’t demand your attention. It quietly presents an opportunity. You can join these archetypal forces. Donna Cunningham has called this the “Oh, that!” aspect, because that’s generally what her clients say when she describes their benefits.  To get the most from sextiles you need to actively work them.

q  Square:  Squares are wild and wonderful—but difficult too. The power struggle between these planets was likely defined in your youth, when they were impossibly challenging. People are usually aware of their squares. They force the issues that make you to grow. And that’s their gift. They ensure you learn your lessons. When you rise to the occasion, they bless you with energy, action, and success.

r  Trine:  Michael Munkasey has dubbed this the “goddess aspect” because it’s so lovely. Identifying talents you may have perfected in a previous life, trines can bring you joy. There’s a nice flow of energy between planets in trine. They support and reinforce each another. But without any struggle, you might take them for granted—neither using nor developing their gifts. An unattended trine can sometimes trick you into negative behaviors.

t  Inconjunct/Quincunx:  Your quincunx planets are innately incompatible. Bringing them into harmonious expression requires constant adjustments. This can be stressful, also motivating. You’ve got to keep changing your process, opinions or attitude—which promotes highly creative solutions.

u  Opposition:  They say opposites attract—and planets in opposition are never far from each other, though they’re constantly bickering. You may be triggered into awareness of this aspect by other people who seem to resist or undermine you.  An opposition can make you feel uncertain, insecure, or discontent, until you can accept and see yourself in both energies. Typically people find it easier to identify with one side and project the other onto unsuspecting others in the outer world.

First House: Personality, physical body, beginnings. Includes the Ascendant and rules physical appearance, the image you project to others, your general outlook on life, how you start things; may describe your role in your family system, often guides your first impression of immediate environment.

Second House: Money and personal finances, sense of self-worth and basic values, personal possessions, talents.

Third House: Communication, thoughts, language skills like writing and speaking, early schooling, siblings and neighbors, short trips, coming and going around town.

Fourth House: Your home, psychological foundations and roots, family, parents, domestic life, instinctive behavior, ancestry, your connection with the past, sense of security, domestic life, real estate. conditions at the end of life.

Fifth House: Children, creativity, romance; pleasure, entertainment, self-expression; all forms of “play”, speculation, gambling, and attitude towards taking risks; hobbies, attitude towards romance, lovers as opposed to partners, attitude towards having fun.

Sixth House: Work and job (as opposed to career), daily life, attitude towards service and coworkers, helpfulness, pets, attitude towards routine and organization, how you refine and perfect your skills.

Seventh House: Partnerships, one-to-one relationships, marriage, the first marriage, the “significant other”, business partnerships, competitors, open enemies, lawyers, mediators, counselors, contracts, negotiations, agreements. clients/the public.

Eighth House: Transformations and crisis, your ability to meet and rebound from crisis and change, sexuality; sex, death and rebirth, rituals and personal growth, your partner’s resources, addictions, psychology, other people’s money, taxes, divorce/alimony, inheritance.

Ninth House: Attitude toward expanding horizons, religious beliefs and personal philosophy, higher education, long-distance travel, morals, foreign languages and cultures, personal truths, publishing, commerce, advertising, your sense of adventure.

Tenth House: Career and profession, your contribution to society, social status, public reputation, material success, how you carve out a public identity for yourself; attitude toward authority figures, parents, caregivers, bosses, governments, attitude towards responsibility, desire for achievement.

Eleventh House: Friends, groups, organizations; hopes, wishes, aspirations, personal goals; your philanthropic attitude, concern for the collective, humanity; like tenth, can bring recognition and honors for fulfilling hopes and dreams.

Twelfth House: What’s hidden beneath the surface, karmic dustbin, limiting childhood/past-life messages, self-undoing, hidden enemies, hidden weaknesses, dreams, secret affairs, lost items, hospitals and prisons, hidden strengths, spiritual studies and soul growth.

A  Sun: Our vitality and magnetism; self-identity, ego.
Roles: The Self, the Hero, the Performer, the King.

B  Moon: Intuition, emotion, nurture.
Roles: The Mother, the High Priestess, the Child.

C  Mercury: Mind; physical dexterity and mental agility.
Roles: The Thinker, the Communicator, the Student, the Trickster, the Merchant, the Thief.

D  Venus: Our capacity for pleasure, receptivity, creativity, and social connection. Also indicates our relationships, self esteem, and financial abundance.
Roles: The Lover, the Seductress, the Artist.

E  Mars: Desire, initiative, anger.
Roles: The Protector, the Athlete, the Warrior.

F  Jupiter: Luck, opportunity, expansion, higher learning, religion.
Roles: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Traveler, the Monk, the Professor.

G  Saturn: Hard work, commitment, focus, inadequacy, leadership, suffering, loss.
Roles: The Task Master, the Grim Reaper, the Wise Old Man, the Builder, the Cynic, the Boss.

H  Uranus: Change, breakthroughs, upsets, discoveries.
Roles: The Revolutionary, the Humanitarian, the Visionary, the Snob.

I  Neptune: Imagination, spirituality, idealism, addictions, deception, compassion.
Roles: The Artist, the Romantic, the Guru, the Addict, the Martyr, the Victim.

J  Pluto: Transformation, power, psychological dynamics, helplessness.
Roles: The Terrorist, the Detective, the Psychotherapist, the Dictator, shady people.

a  Aries: Pioneering, competitive, selfish, impatient, courageous, reckless, independent, dynamic, domineering, “Me first!”

b  Taurus: Patient, stable, lazy, dependable, practical, sensual, stubborn, artistic, possessive, greedy, gentle, loyal.

c  Gemini: Intelligent, curious, adaptable, quick-witted, restless, clever, scatterbrained, lacking follow-through.

d  Cancer: Nourishing, intuitive, protective, moody, sensitive, maternal, domestic, childish, cautious, creative.

e  Leo: Proud, dignified, vain, expressive, romantic, generous, childish, overbearing, self-assured, creative.

f  Virgo: Perfection-seeking, practical, methodical, petty, critical, studious, discriminating, cautious, never satisfied.

g  Libra: Charming, sociable, peace-loving, refined, diplomatic, artistic, indecisive, apathetic, easily deterred.

h  Scorpio: Passionate, secretive, penetrating, resourceful, suspicious, manipulative, jealous, sarcastic, intolerant, determined, aware.

i  Sagittarius: Freedom-loving, philosophical, optimistic, enthusiastic, careless, impatient, talkative, a know-it-all, broadminded, athletic, honest.

j  Capricorn: Serious, responsible, practical, hardworking, stubborn, brooding, inhibited, status-conscious, domineering, unforgiving.

k  Aquarius: Progressive, individualistic, unpredictable, cold, intellectual, artistic, eccentric, shy, impersonal, scientific.

l  Pisces: Compassionate, intuitive, ungrounded, romantic, impractical, self-sacrificing, seductive, musical, artistic.